The work that has been done for this information center ties the entire law school together in such a wonderful way. The new building is beautiful, and with the new hightech classrooms and the additional library space, the law school is well equipped to meet the

By Tim Lockette Before Congress began its inquiry into the mistakes that turned Hurricane Katrina into one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history, a University of Florida law professor led an investigation into the policy decisions that created a nightmare scenario in New Orleans.

Since the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe, Poland has played host to a steady stream of Western lawyers with advice on how to restructure the Polish legal system. Now legal scholars from the University of Florida are offering a radically different kind of advice: they’re teaching

By Tiffany Pakkala Defying the post-9/11 slump in foreign student enrollment in American colleges, the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law attracted students ranging from a Peruvian Fulbright Scholar to a pair of Swiss bank attorneys during the past school year. Rather than being recruited,

Jon Mills (JD 72), dean of the UF Levin College of Law, knew his alma mater was at a critical juncture in early 2001. The law school’s facilities were outdated and overcrowded, and the American Bar Association was about to make an on-site accreditation review. In two

By Kathy Fleming The UF Levin College of Law just completed a huge renovation of facilities. Now come the finishing touches … a much needed new advocacy center. Pensacola attorney Fred Levin (JD 61) has contributed $2 million as the lead gift to the college to build a $5.2

Largest Ever Class Gift Presented to the Law School Fall Class Representative Chris Carmody challenged his classmates at the December 2005 graduation by offering advice he gathered from prominent alumni, which included: work extra hours, do research, be open-minded, have fun, give back, and always tell

MUSIC LAW CONFERENCE “A year from now it might be Google or Yahoo making the next Mariah Carey instead of Sony or BMI.” — panelist Steve Gordon, New York City entertainment attorney & consultant MENTAL HEALTH AS A DEFENSE The mother who drowned her five children in the bathtub in June 2001 to save their souls from satanic influence

A. DUDA & SONS Tracy Duda Chapman (JD 90) Vice President and General Counsel Oviedo Diversified land company with a variety of agricultural operations and real estate operations throughout the U.S. AMERICASMART-ATLANTA Neal G. Patton (JD 81) Secretary and General

Mary Jane Angelo Assistant Professor of Law Awarded an “Internationalizing the Curriculum” grant from the UF International Center for $3,000. It will be used to modify the environmental dispute resolution course, which she will teach at UF and will co-teach in Costa Rica. It will include